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-3- Section 8. Personal Cleanliness. Every person shall cleanse himself thoroughly with soap and water immediately before entering any swimming pool and shall use the shower baths provided in such way that no soap or dirt shall be carried into such pools. Section 9. Rentinq ClothinQ and Towels. No bathing suit, dress, stockings, cap or other article of clothing or any towel, cloth or bath brush which has been used by any person at any swimming pool, public beach, plunge or pool for cleansing purposes shall be rented to, or permitted to be used by any other person until after such article or articles shall have been thoroughly cleaned in boiling water. Section 10. Lifeguard. No swimming pool, public bathing beach, plunge, or pool for cleansing purposes, open to the public, shall be used unless there is present during all the time that such swimming pool, public beach, plunge or pool for cleansing purposes is open for use, at least one person skilled in swimming and diving and in administration of first aid to persons overcome in water. Section 11. Home Pools. ? The provisions of Sections 3, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 of this ordinance shall not apply in the case of a family swimming pool intended solely for persons of the immediate family and non-paying guests and where such pool is maintained on the premises of the home owner; and the provisions of this ordinance shall not apply to a portable pool of plastic or rubber construction. Section 12. Fencing. All swimming pools shall be kept free from any nuisance of any nature. The area shall be fenced in case of family swimming pools by a fence 4 feet in height and in case of public and club swimming pools by a fence or enclosures not less than 8 feet high, and the entrance to the fenced or enclosed area shall be through a gate of the self-closing type, with an approved lock. All fence posts shall be anchored securely in concrete. All such pools shall at all times be under the supervision of an adult person. The fences shall be of the open or transparent type and shall be approved by the Building Inspector as to safety and design, but a fence need not be of the open or transparent type nor be required to have a gate of the self-closing type, with an approved lock, if the only means of entrance and access is to or from the dwelling house, but such fence must be in conformity with the architectural design of the house. A permit shall be obtained from the Building Inspector for the erection of each such fence at a cost of $5.,00 plus an additional $10.00 for each 100 lineal feet of fence or part thereof. Section 13. Club and Public Pool Approval. All club or public swimming pools shall be constructed according to plans submitted to the Director of Health of the State of Ohio or the Cuyahoga County Board of Health, as provided by law and all recirculating or filtering devices shall be approved by the proper authority.